Acupuncture Point Location Flashcards
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ST36 (Zusanli) is located how many cun below ST35 and in what relationship to the tibia?
Answer: 3 cun below, one finger-breadth lateral to the anterior crest
ST36 is 3 cun below ST35 (Dubi), one finger-breadth lateral to the anterior crest of the tibia.
ST25 (Tianshu), the Front-Mu point of the Large Intestine, is located how far lateral to the umbilicus?
Answer: 2 cun
ST25 is located 2 cun lateral to the center of the umbilicus.
ST44 (Neiting) is found in which location?
Answer: Proximal to the web margin between the 2nd and 3rd toes
ST44 is located proximal to the web margin between the 2nd and 3rd toes, distal and lateral to the 2nd MTP joint.
ST40 (Fenglong) is located how many cun above the external malleolus and in what relationship to the tibia?
Answer: 8 cun above, two finger-breadths lateral to ST38
ST40 is 8 cun above the tip of the external malleolus, two finger-breadths lateral to ST38.
SP6 (Sanyinjiao) is located how many cun above the medial malleolus?
Answer: 3 cun, on the posterior border of the tibia
SP6 is 3 cun directly above the tip of the medial malleolus, on the posterior border of the tibia.
SP9 (Yinlingquan) is found in which anatomical depression?
Answer: In the depression on the lower border of the medial condyle of the tibia
SP9 is located in the depression on the lower border of the medial condyle of the tibia.
SP21 (Dabao), the Great Luo of the Spleen, is located where?
Answer: On the mid-axillary line, 6 cun below the axilla
SP21 is on the mid-axillary line, 6 cun below the axilla, in the 6th intercostal space.